Feathered Tunic

Title	Feathered Tunic
Artist	Chimú Peru, south coast, Possibly Nazca Valley,
Date	1470-1532
Medium	Cotton, plain weave; embellished with feathers knotted and attached with cotton in overcast stitches
Classification	tunic
Origin	Peru

Themes: Marine & aquatic life

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“Feathered Tunic” is a work by Chimú Peru, south coast, Possibly Nazca Valley,, dated 1470-1532. It is executed in cotton, plain weave; embellished with feathers knotted and attached with cotton in overcast stitches and classified as tunic. In this archive it sits within the marine & aquatic life tradition. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).

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